Protein Shake Recipes

Protein shakes are great additions to your meal plan. They can even be good meal replacements. Working for both muscle gain and fat loss. During my muscle building phase, I had a shake every day. At morning and at night before I went to sleep. For me, it was the most convenient way of getting an additional 1000 Calories, without consuming what would be a lot of whole foods. There are a 100 recipes in this listing of protein shake recipes. If you can’t find what you like on this list, checkout my ultimate protein shake recipes list.

Here is my absolute favorite shake. If you don’t have any issues with Peanut Butter and Bananas this is the only shake recipe you will ever need.

The process is simple. Put all the ingredients in a blender and blitz. You can add more ice cubes until you reach a consistency you are happy with. Some prefer the shake smoother, some prefer it thicker. You can add and subtract the quantities to get the desired nutritional profile. Building muscle? Add more milk, peanut butter, Bananas. Weight loss? Swap water in for milk.

This is how I used the shake. During my muscle building phase I needed calories badly. There was no way I could manage a surplus of 500 calories easily from whole foods. I upped the milk to 36 oz, added a second Banana, second tablespoon of Peanut butter and Cocoa powder. The upped the Calorie count to almost 1000. I made it in the morning and split the shake. Half in the morning, half at night. Some will know this as the LOMAD shake. LOMAD stands for Liter Of Milk A Day.

When I was in fat loss mode, I made different changes. I wanted the protein to help maintain lean muscle, but I did not want a lot of carbs and/or fat. I switched to low fat milk and had a smaller Banana. For fewer calories from fat and carbs and more from protein, replace the milk with water. This will give you a good protein boost.